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COBEM 2021
26th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
Development of a system for biomechanical assessment of human gait in clinical settings
Submission Author:
JORDANA MARTINS , MG
Co-Authors:
JORDANA MARTINS, Bruno Petrocchi de Sena Azevedo, Claysson Vimieiro
Presenter: Claysson Vimieiro
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2021.COB2021-1002
Abstract
Walking is a locomotion motor skill that allows the movement of the body in space through a sequence of coordinated actions of the articular segments of the upper, lower and trunk members. Currently, gait analysis is done through observational techniques, subjectively, and depends on the skills and experiences of health professionals to try to identify and describe the disorders of the body segments. The present project proposes the development of a system to assist in the biomechanical evaluation of gait based on a low-cost instrumented treadmill with a force plate together with a motion capture system, aiming at the quantification of the kinetic and kinematic parameters that characterize the individual's gait. The instrumented treadmill will allow the measurement of ground reaction forces from two force platforms installed directly on the conveyor. The mapping of the displacements of the body segments during the walk will be carried out using the Kinect sensor. The analysis of these data will assist health professionals in diagnoses and treatments related to gait.
Keywords
Kinect sensor, Instrumented treadmill, Biomechanical gait assessment
